Daily Archives: September 25, 2012

Streamweaver unleashes split-screen mobile video recording

September 25, 2012

While many mobile video apps offer social sharing, the latest wave is about social recording — making the process of capturing video more fun and interactive. We reported on Vyclone, a startup that lets you automatically merge multiple videos into one film and now there’s Streamweaver, a Nashville mobile startup that is taking a...

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Streamweaver unleashes split-screen mobile video recording

September 25, 2012

While many mobile video apps offer social sharing, the latest wave is about social recording — making the process of capturing video more fun and interactive. We reported on Vyclone, a startup that lets you automatically merge multiple videos into one film and now there’s Streamweaver, a Nashville mobile startup that is taking a...

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Sony Invests $642 Million In Olympus, Becomes Largest Shareholder

September 25, 2012
Sony Invests $642 Million In Olympus, Becomes Largest Shareholder

Sony is expected to approve a plan to invest around $642 million (50 billion yen) in Olympus. As the Japanese manufacturer of cameras, optics and reprography products is currently facing a trial for having hidden investment losses for the past 20 years, it has been looking for a potential investor for months. By injecting...

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Apple’s iPhone 5 passes its first regulatory hurdle in China

September 25, 2012

It looks like Apple’s got its iPhone 5 ducks in a row in China, after the device received a mandatory regulatory certification required before it goes on sale in the country. Sina Tech noticed that two iPhones received the China Compulsory Certificate approval on Monday – a WCDMA phone model A1429 (likely the global...

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AngelHack Goes International For Its Next Hackathon

September 25, 2012
AngelHack Goes International For Its Next Hackathon

The last time I talked up AngelHack, I was impressed that the hackathon had spread to two coasts. Looks like that wasn’t enough for founder and CEO Greg Gopman — the fall version of the event has now grown to include five international cities, including Tel Aviv, London, Santiago, Paris, and Toronto. It is,...

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Windows Phone 8′s unreleased SDK taken for a spin [video]

September 25, 2012

Windows Phone 8 is not out, nor are its developer tools. Microsoft has yet to fully detail the coming refresh to its mobile line. However, that didn’t stop the fine folks over at Windows Phone Central from getting their hands on a copy of Windows Phone 8′s SDK. To get the darn thing to...

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Why Japan is building an exam-taking robot at laptop scale

September 25, 2012
Why Japan is building an exam-taking robot at laptop scale

The Todai Robot project made headlines a couple weeks ago for its goal of building an artificial intelligence system capable of passing the University of Tokyo’s stringent entrance exam, but developing the robot’s reasoning skills are only a part of the challenge. The team — which is headed by Japan’s National Institute for Informatics...

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s two new bills on Internet and technology policy set fresh tone in Washington

September 25, 2012

If you haven’t heard the name Rep. Zoe Lofgren before, prepare to become quite accustomed to it. Today Rep. Lofgren announced two new bills, both dealing technology issues, that could spark a more constructive debate on both privacy, and the security of Internet freedom. Of course, the proposed laws are miles away from becoming...

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Thirst tweaking mobile news app amid new Twitter guidelines, still worth a look

September 25, 2012
Thirst tweaking mobile news app amid new Twitter guidelines, still worth a look

Plenty of social and news apps will have to adjust their product based on Twitter’s much-publicized API adjustments this summer, and Thirst Lab’s social reader product is no different. But the app is still worth downloading and checking out, as it presents some nice features that will likely carry over into future versions. Thirst,...

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CHART OF THE DAY: The Road To A New All-Time High For Google’s Stock

September 25, 2012
CHART OF THE DAY: The Road To A New All-Time High For Google’s Stock

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